Class 201 Unit 1003

Hastings- Charing Cross train leaves Somerhill Tunnel. It was because of these tunnels the Hastings units existed in the first place.

As the line was built on the cheap the tunnels were built as narrow as possible, therefore trains built to the conventional profile were just a bit too big.

This view sees 1003 leaving the newley singled tunnel on April 19th 1986. The track was singled through the tunnels to enable conventional stock to traverse the line

Just over a week later this unit was withdrawn

This image was taken by Southern Reg

1003 Data

 Type        Number   Built     Withdrawn  Status

DMBSO  60004      02/57    04/86          Scrapped 07/87

DMBSO  60005      02/57    04/06          Scrapped 06/86

TS          60506      02/57    05/86          Scrapped 03/88

TS          60507      02/57    05/68          Scrapped 01/69

TS          60508      02/57    05/68          Scrapped 01/69

TFK        60702      02/57    09/86          Scrapped 11/86

Points of interest :

 Unit 1003- Original formation - 60004,60508,60702,60507,60506,60005 - until Nov 1964 - 

Carriage 60004 then formed part of tadpole unit 1203 from Jan 1965 until May 1979 - Carriage 60508 then formed part of unit 1007 between Nov 1964 until 1968 ( having been involved in the Hither Green derailment on the 5th November 1967).

Carriage 60702 then formed part of unit 1032 from Oct 69 to Nov 80 - then part of tadpole unit 1206 from Nov 1980 until Apr 1983 - then part of Hastings unit 1004 from April 1983 until Jan 1985.

The unit was then reformed in 1986 with 60004, 60535 ( from unit 1015), 60711 (from unit 1015), 60534 ( from unit 1015), 60533( from unit 1015), 60005